#511757#511757

#511757 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.121 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511757
RGB	rgb(81, 23, 87)
HSL	hsl(294, 58%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(294, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 73.6%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.25, 36.22, -25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.25, 44.38, 324.70°)
OKLab	oklab(32.81% 0.0977 -0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(32.81% 0.121 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.4199, 3.0506, 9.3183)
Luminance	0.0305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511757 #1D5717

analogous

#311757 #511757 #57173D

triadic

#511757 #575117 #175751

tetradic

#511757 #573117 #1D5717 #173D57

square

#511757 #573117 #1D5717 #173D57

split-complementary

#511757 #3D5717 #175731

monochromatic

#170618 #240A27 #511757 #7E2487 #AB31B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.04

#511757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#511757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511757

13.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511757	1.00	13.04	1.61	13.04
#FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532135

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 23, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.121 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845a87',
    500: '#511757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511757;
$custom-light: #845a87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.375,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32814,
    "c": 0.12103,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511757

secondary

#448E3C

accent

#E14655

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511757

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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